George James Cowley-Brown Contents Life Works Notes References Navigation menu
1833 births19th-century Anglican priests20th-century Anglican priestsAlumni of Christ Church, Oxford
Anglican clergymanauthorChurch of EnglandScottish Episcopal ChurchGeorge Francis BrownChrist Church, OxfordBachelor of ArtsMaster of ArtsordainedAnglican ministrydeaconpriestcurateBladonWoodstockOxfordshiredomestic chaplainDuke of MarlboroughRectorShipton-on-CherwellWestonDorsetSalisburyWiltshireSt John's, EdinburghcanonSt Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
George James Cowley-Brown | |
---|---|
Born | 1833 |
Died | ? (after 1909) |
Education | Christ Church, Oxford |
Occupation | Clergyman and author |
Spouse(s) | unknown |
Children | 2 sons |
Parent(s) | George Francis Cowley-Brown |
Religion | Anglican |
Church |
|
Ordained | 1855 (deacon); 1858 (priest) |
Offices held |
|
Title | The Reverend Canon |
George James Cowley-Brown, M.A. (1832–1924) was an Anglican clergyman and author who served in both the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Contents
1 Life
2 Works
3 Notes
4 References
Life
The eldest son of George Francis Brown, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1854 and a Master of Arts degree in 1857.[1][2]
He was ordained in the Anglican ministry as a deacon in 1855 and a priest in 1858.[1] He served as a curate at Bladon-cum-Woodstock, Oxfordshire, 1855–1867; during which time he became domestic chaplain to the Duke of Marlborough in 1858.[1] His next three appointments were Rector of Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, 1867–1874; Rector of Buckhorn-Weston, Dorset, 1874–77; and Rector of St Edmund's, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 1877–83.[1] He became Rector of St John's, Edinburgh in 1883 and a canon of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh in 1898.[1] He retired in 1909.[1] He lived at 9 Grosvenor Street in the western part of the city.[3]
He married and had two sons: Horace Wyndham Cowley-Brown and John Stapleton Cowley-Brown, who both became authors.[1]
Works
He published a number of works:[1]
Lectures on the Gospel according to St. John (1863)
A Short Apology for the Book of Common Prayer (1873)
Daily Lessons on the Life of Our Lord, two volumes (1880)
Prayers for a Household from Old Divines (1st edition 1881; 2nd edition 1897; 3rd edition 1907)
Some Reason for Believing Christianity to be True (1897)
Via Media (reprinted from the National Review) (1898)
Verselets and Versions (1911)
Notes
^ abcdefgh Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 221.
^ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Brown, George James
^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1889-90
References
Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. ISBN 0567087468..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em